Lighter Side of the News (Mar. 01, 2024) by HallR

Champion(s):

ChrisRosenberg
The odds of me winning a quiz are sufficiently low to not compel me to have something witty here.


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #24-08

Full Results:

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1 ChrisRosenberg 367 96 00
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2 AnthonyBianca 353 89 15
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3 CoenM 346 82 15
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4 HoH 308 75 15
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5 gaufqwi 288 67 15
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6 jveditz 257 60 00
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7 LynchT 250 53 15
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8 DFisher 243 46 15
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9 SokolM 228 39 00
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10 GoodmanDL 208 32 15
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11 casketromance 207 25 00
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12 ScrosatiS 117 17 00
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13 Jonathan 52 7 00
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13 JCEurovision 52 7 00
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Questions:

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Lo", the latest studio album for what singer, best known for her 1997 hit "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"?

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Paula Cole

The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held last weekend. Pedro Pascal won an award this year for his performance in what drama television series?

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The Last of Us

50/50 tossup. What Pennsylvania based NHL team currently has the better 2023-24 season record: Flyers or Penguins?

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Flyers

Last week's quiz asked about the grandchild of a legendary singer (Loretta Lynn). To follow-up, what name has been redacted (in red) in this recent attached news story?

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Otis Redding

What word fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from The New York Times: "'_____ for Elephants' Brings the Circus to Broadway"?

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Water

Tina Fey was recently seen in a community for what travel agency website?

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Booking.com

The 39th Independent Spirit Awards were held last weekend. Jeffrey Wright won the award for Best Lead Performance for his acting work in what film?

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American Fiction

In honor of a certain annual event that begins tomorrow (Sat.), answer: How long (in miles) is the "Northern Route" in this image? (accept within 40 miles)

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975 (accept 935 to 1,015)

A new episode of the drama television series "So Help Help Me Todd" aired on Thursday night. What network broadcasts "So Help Me Todd"?

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CBS

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Long Awaited". Here we go. "'Eleven years off is a long time' Anthony Kim ready for a long awaited return", reads a recent headline from ESPN.com. Kim competes professionally in what sport?

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Golf

On a recent podcast, director Rob Reiner mentioned that filming will begin on March 6th, in New Orleans, for the upcoming sequel to what movie? (Note: the particular placement of this question is a hint)

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This Is Spinal Tap

The historical drama limited television series "Shōgun" debuted on Tuesday night. "Shōgun" is available on what streaming service?

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Hulu